IBM, Microsoft Trounce Apple on Climate Friendliness Scorecard

Discussion in 'Environmental Discussion' started by TimBikes, May 7, 2008.

  1. TimBikes

    TimBikes New Member

    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2005
    2,492
    245
    0
    Location:
    WA
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    Interesting.

    "IBM earned top honors among electronics manufacturers on a recently-updated climate friendliness scorecard (.pdf), earning 77 out of a possible 100 points to beat runners-up Canon, Toshiba, Sony and HP in a ranking of the companies' responsiveness to climate change. IBM, which makes big, hulking servers and mainframe computers, even beat out Microsoft (38 points) and Google (55), whose products are composed entirely of electrons. Apple, which has taken heat from Greenpeace for the allegedly toxic chemicals in its iPhone, scored a pathetic 11 out of 100."
     
  2. FL_Prius_Driver

    FL_Prius_Driver Senior Member

    Joined:
    Jun 17, 2007
    4,319
    1,527
    0
    Location:
    Tampa Bay
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    I
    Seems a little like rating the companies according to who had the cleanest garbage.
     
  3. zeeman

    zeeman Member

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2008
    211
    4
    0
    Location:
    California
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    interesting how "climate change" and "eco friendly" replaced "global warming"


    so, does that mean they will shut down all other factories in U.S. while selling additional "polution credits" to China, India and other non-western nations?

    Can anyone explain why toxic wastelands (China, India and rest) are being given additional 'pollution credits', yet already 'clean' West is not allowed to keep, much less expand it's industry?